Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently appeared on the "Decoder" podcast where he praised former Apple designer Jony Ive . During the conversation, the podcast host asked Pichai about OpenAI 's nearly $6.5 billion deal to acquire Jony Ive’s secretive startup, IO, and work with his design firm, LoveFrom, on new hardware. To this, the Google CEO replied “Stepping back, Jony Ive is one of a kind”.
Last week, OpenAI announced that it will buy io, the AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal valued at approximately $6.5 billion. The deal includes OpenAI's existing stake in io, while Ive will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io," according to an OpenAI statement shared with CNBC.
Pichai highlighted Jony Ive’s impressive legacy, noting his role in shaping some of Apple’s most iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and Apple Watch. Though the two have only met a handful of times, Pichai said he—and many others in the tech world—have long admired Ive’s design achievements.
Adding further, Pichai said “I think it's exciting. There's so much innovation ahead, and I think people tend to underestimate this moment.”
To make his point, Pichai reminded listeners that Google—now the world’s most widely used search engine—didn’t exist when the internet was first created. He compared that to the current moment with artificial intelligence, predicting that AI would ultimately be “bigger than the internet.”
"There are going to be companies, products, and categories created that we aren't aware of today," Pichai stated.
Stating that he’s excited to see what Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have in store, Pichai added that Google would also be "doing a lot" of innovation. That doesn’t mean a mysterious new AI hardware device will replace today’s smart gadgets, Pichai clarified.
Last week, OpenAI announced that it will buy io, the AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal valued at approximately $6.5 billion. The deal includes OpenAI's existing stake in io, while Ive will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io," according to an OpenAI statement shared with CNBC.
Pichai highlighted Jony Ive’s impressive legacy, noting his role in shaping some of Apple’s most iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and Apple Watch. Though the two have only met a handful of times, Pichai said he—and many others in the tech world—have long admired Ive’s design achievements.
Adding further, Pichai said “I think it's exciting. There's so much innovation ahead, and I think people tend to underestimate this moment.”
To make his point, Pichai reminded listeners that Google—now the world’s most widely used search engine—didn’t exist when the internet was first created. He compared that to the current moment with artificial intelligence, predicting that AI would ultimately be “bigger than the internet.”
"There are going to be companies, products, and categories created that we aren't aware of today," Pichai stated.
Stating that he’s excited to see what Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have in store, Pichai added that Google would also be "doing a lot" of innovation. That doesn’t mean a mysterious new AI hardware device will replace today’s smart gadgets, Pichai clarified.
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